STAR FRIENDS collection

Crochet Pattern

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 MATERIALS:
2mm crochet hook;
Black, light and dark gray, and a little bit of red yarn;
Sewing needle;
Stuffing material;
Scissors.

Darth Vader FRIEND is a design toy created by TheNomadKnot

especially for the “Star Friends” collection.

This toy was crocheted with 100% acrylic yarn.

Using a 2mm crochet hook and light yarn (around 100g), the
finished size must be around 14cm.
The stuffing material used in this toy is hypoallergenic polyester.

This pattern is for personal use. Sharing information from this

pattern is prohibited. You may sell items made from this pattern,
provided credit to The Nomad Knot as the designer.
If you publish photos of the toys crocheted following this pattern,
you can use the hashtag #thenomadknot or tag us on Facebook or
Instagram @thenomadknot.

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ABBREVIATIONS
Ch chain
Sc single crochet
Hdc half double crochet
Dc double crochet
Sl slip stitch
Inc increase
Dec decrease
Bpsc back post single crochet
FL front loop
BL back loop

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Useful “How to” links:
• How to: Increase
https://thenomadknot.com/amigurumi-for-beginners-2/

• How to: Invisible decrease

https://thenomadknot.com/amigurumi-for-beginners-how-to-
invisible-decrease/

• How to: Magic ring

https://thenomadknot.com/how-to-do-a-magic-ring-amigurumi-for-
beginners/

• How to: Back post single crochet

https://thenomadknot.com/amigurumi-stitches-guide-how-to-back-
post-single-crochet-bpsc/

• How to: Back loop slip stitch

https://thenomadknot.com/amigurumi-stitch-guide-how-to-blsl-
back-loop-slip-stitch/

• How to: Connect amigurumi parts

https://thenomadknot.com/how-to-connect-amigurumi-legs-
amigurumi-stitch-guide/

• How to: Finish amigurumi ball

https://thenomadknot.com/how-to-perfect-finish-your-amigurumi-
ball-amigurumi-for-beginners/

• How to: Change colors

https://thenomadknot.com/amigurumi-for-beginners-how-to-
change-color/

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For this pattern we will work the toy starting from the legs and
finishing at the head. Let’s begin!

LEGS
With black yarn

1 row 6sc in magic ring

2 row 6inc total 12sts
3 row 12bpsc
4 to 7 row 12sc

• Cut the yarn, fasten off the first leg and make the second one.

• Don’t cut the yarn off the second leg. Chain 2 (image 04).

Tip: at the end of

each row, count
how many stitches
you have in total.
This will help you to
never leave a stitch
behind.
(Image 01)

(Image 02) (Image 03) (Image 04)

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• Connect the two legs by inserting the chain inside one stitch of
the first leg (image 05).

NOTE: for the row 8 you should make 1SC in each of the chains,
12sc around the leg, again 1SC in the other side of each chain, 12sc.
Having a total of 28 stitches (image 06).

BODY
Continue with black yarn,

8 row 28sc
9 row 7sc, 1inc, 9sc, 1inc, 10sc Total 30sts
10 to 15 row 30sc

Tip: use a colorful yarn as a

marker in the last stitch of
every row. This will help
you to keep track of your
work and avoid getting
lost (image 07).

(Image 05) (Image 06) (Image 07)

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16 row (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
17 row (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
18 row 18sc

• Start stuffing the toy before continuing to row 19.

(Image 08) (Image 09) (Image 10)

(Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13)

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NOTE: Next row, you are going to work in BLSL (see image 14).
This means that you will create an inside row that will become
the beginning of the neck. For row 20, you will work in the
remaining front loop of the row 18 (see image 15 and 16):

19 row 18BLsl
20 row FL(2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
21 row (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
22 row (4sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 36sts
23 row (5sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 42sts
24 row (6sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 48sts
25 row (7sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 54sts
26 row (8sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 60sts
27 row (9sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 66sts

(Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16)

(Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19)

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28 to 31 row 66sc
32 row (4sc, 1dec, 3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times Total 54sts
33 to 39 row 54sc
40 row (3sc, 1dec, 2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times. Total 42sts
41 row (2sc, 1dec, 1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times. Total 30sts
42 row (3sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times. Total 24sts
43 row (2sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times. Total 18sts

• Finish stuffing Darth Vader’s head and continue,

44 row (1sc, 1dec) repeat 6 times. Total 12sts

• Cut the yarn and fasten off. Hide the remaining yarn inside the
toy.

(Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22)

(Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25)

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CHEST DETAIL
Start with black yarn chain 11, skip the first stitch,

1 row 10sc
2 and 3 row 10sc
4 row 2sc, 1dec, 2sc, 1dec, 2sc Total 8sts

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

• With light gray yarn, make 5 double lines like shown in image

(Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28)

• Use pins to fasten the chest detail in the upper part of the toy.
• Sew the detail in the toy.
• With light gray and red yarn, embroider the control under the
chest detail (image 31).

(Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31)

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EYES DETAIL
• With dark gray, chain 19.
• Jump first st,

1 row 18sc
2 row chain 12, jump 8sts, conect the chain in the 9st with
sl, 1sl next st, chain 12 and connect at last st of the
row, chain 2, turn the detail;
3 row 26sc

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

(Image 32) (Image 33)

• Use pins to help you fasten the eyes detail between row 28 to
34.
• Sew the detail in the toy.

(Image 46) (Image 47)

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FRONT DETAIL
With black yarn start,

1 row 6sc in a magic ring

2 row 6inc Total 12sts
3 row (3sc in same st, 3sc) repeat 3 times Total 18sts
4 row 1sc, 3sc in same st, 4sc, 3sc in same st, 6sc, 3sc in same st, 4sc
Total 24sts
5 row 3sc, 3sc in same st, 7sc, 3sc in same st, 7sc, 3sc in same st, 5sc
Total 30sts
6 row 30bpsc
7 row 30sc

• Cut the yarn, fasten of. Leave a tail for sewing.

• Embroider 5 stripes with dark gray making chain stitches. Start from
central part (image 37 and 38)

(Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36)

(Image 37) (Image 38)

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HELMET
With black yarn,

1 row 6sc in a magic ring

2 row 6inc total 12sts
3 row (1sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 18sts
4 row (2sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 24sts
5 row (3sc, 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 30sts
6 row (1sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc) repeat 3 times Total 42sts
7 row (2sc, 1inc, 3sc, 1inc) repeat 3 times Total 54sts
8 row (8sc 1inc) repeat 6 times Total 60sts
9 row 60sc
10 row 60bpsc
11 and 12 row 60sc
13 row 20sc, (1dc, 1inc dc) repeat 8 times, 24sc
14 row 64sc, sl.

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

(Image 39)

(Image 40) (Image 41) (Image 42)

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HELMET (cont.)
Here we stop working in continius round. Attatch the black yarn in the
first SC before the DC of the last row of the detail (image 43),

1 row 44sc, chain 1,

2 row 44sc, chain 1,
2 row 2sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc, 32sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc, 2sc, chain 1
3 row 48sc, chain 1,
4 row 2sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc, 36sc, 1inc, 2sc, 1inc, 2sc, chain 1
5 to 10 row 52sc, chain 1,
11 row 52sc.

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

• Chain 24, skip 2 stitches and make 22hdc. Cut the yarn and fasten off.
• Sew the detail on top of the helmet (image 48).

(Image 43) (Image 44) (Image 45)

(Image 46) (Image 47) (Image 48)

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ARMS
Start with black yarn

1 row 6sc in magic ring

2 row 6inc Total 12sts
3 to 8 row 12SC
9 row (4sc, 1dec) repeat 2 times Total 10sts

(Image 49) (Image 50) (Image 51)

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CAPE
Start with black yarn chain 21, skip the first stitch,

1 to 13 row 20sc

Contour of the cape with: 14Hdc in first digonal, 20sc down part,
14Hdc in another side (image 54).

• Cut the yarn and fasten off.

(Image 52) (Image 53)

(Image 54)

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ASSEMBLY
1. Use pins to fasten the front part detail, starting middle part of
the eye detail (sewing it on the gray part). Image 55 and 56.

2. Sew the arms at row 18 of the toy (image 57).

3. Place the helmet over the face, fasten with pins and sew all
around its head (Image 58).

4. Place the cap around Darth Vader’s shoulder and sew

connecting the edge.

(Image 55) (Image 56) (Image 57)

(Image 58) (Image 59) (Image 60)

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Congratulations!!!
Your toy is ready!
Thank you very much for choosing this pattern!

If you are happy with your result, share with us on social media
@thenomadknot. Or use the hashtag #thenomadknot
I will be very happy to see it!

Take a look at the other members of the STAR FRIENDS collection!

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